CHAPTER 1 QUIZ Flashcards
(42 cards)
Kind of everyday, nonscientific data gathering that shapes our expectations and beliefs and directs our behavior toward others
Common sense psychology
Gather data in a systematic and impartial way constrained by two very important factors: the sources of psychological information and inferential strategies
Common sense psychologist
The data gathered by a common sense psychologist are often derived from the sources that seem credible and trustworthy (family, friends, etc.)
Nonscientific sources of data
This is based on personal judgement and gut feelings rather than rational thought. For instance, you might feel that someone is trustworthy just by looking at them
Nonscientific sources of data
( Tradition) Long standing customs and practices passed down through generations
(personal experiences) Anecdotal evidence from one’s own life or the lives of others. While these stories can be compelling, they don’t provide the systematic evidence needed for scientific conclusion
Nonscientific sources
Inferential strategies that people make to come up with decisions based from readily available information
Nonscientific inference
( Stereotyping) Assuming that all teenagers are rebellious or that all elderly people are bad with technology
( Gambler fallacy) If a coins lands on head several times in a row, someone might infer that tails due to happen next, even though each flip is independent and has an equal probability of landing on heads or tails
Nonscientific inference
Once we believe in something, we tend to overlook instances that might disconform our beliefs and instead, seek confirmatory instances of behavior
Confirmation bias
Predictions, guesses and explanations tend to feel much more correct than they actually are, and the more data we have available, the more confidence we have in our judgements about behavior
Overconfidence bias
2 types of nonscientific inference
Confirmation bias
Overconfidence bias
Steps in scientific method
Observation
Question
Form hypothesis
Make a prediction
Do experiment
Analyze results
Report results
The ___ is coined by ____; behavior must follow a natural order, therefore it can be predicted
Scientific mentality
Alfred North whitehead
Collecting data that are observable and experienced. Capable of being verified or disproved through investigation (kayang i-observed directly) Clinical trials, surveys and questionnaires, laboratory experiments
Gathering empirical data
____ Scientist go beyond cataloging observation to proposing general principles ( Applicable ang information)
____ Principles have the generality to apply in all situations
____ interim explanation (not proven)
Seeking general principles
Laws
Theory
Approach to collection and interpretation of data should be systematic, objectives and rational
Ex ; (Bobo doll) How people learn new behavior?, provide insights into the effects of media violence on children, influencing policies and further research
Good thinking
Pertaining to simplicity of an explanation (Straightforward)
Sometimes called ___
(Ex; Social contagion explanation about bulimia was more parsimonious than social norms, psychological disorders and risk factor)
Parsimony
Occam’s Razor
Challenging the findings through test of new hypothesis; content of science changes as we acquire new scientific information, an old information is reevaluated in light of new facts.
- It ensures the reliability and validity of research findings.
- (Ex ; Backfire effect)
Self-correction
– initial step in understanding any phenomenon;
refers to a systematic and unbiased account of the observed
characteristics of behaviors
- (e.g., case studies and surveys)
Description
refers to the capability of knowing in advance when
certain behaviors would be accepted to occur
- (e.g., correlational design)
Predictions
includes knowledge of the conditions that reliably
reproduce the occurrence of a behavior
- (i.e., true experiments, established a cause and effect)
Explanation
application of what has been learned about the behavior.
Control
____ research that is designed to solve real-world problems. (May benefit sa nakararami)
____ research designed to test theories or to explain
psychological phenomena.
Applied research
Basic research
___systematic noting and recording of events; only observable events can be studied scientifically.
(For it to be observable, dini-define natin ang variable into observable, Ex; anxiety)
___ quantifying or assigning numerical values to objects or events or their characteristics according to the general rules.
Observation
Measurement
___numbers are assigned to represent different features of an observation.
___ describing observations using
words.
Quantitative research
Qualitative research